The
HEB Prom Closet is a not-for-profit outreach that lends special
occasion attire year round to all local residents - adults and students -
for events such as weddings, proms, banquets, homecomings,
quinceaneras, cocktail parties, job interviews, and other special
events. A $20 donation is request...
Friday, March 16, 2012
The HEB Prom Closet
The
HEB Prom Closet is a not-for-profit outreach that lends special
occasion attire year round to all local residents - adults and students -
for events such as weddings, proms, banquets, homecomings,
quinceaneras, cocktail parties, job interviews, and other special
events. A $20 donation is request...
Thursday, March 1, 2012
How to Save Time in College: CLEP Exams
A little background: I grew up poor. Very poor. My mother did not have the money to send me to school. It took a while for me to get there. i started back to school when I was 27. Worked full-time, raised a family while earning my degree. After nine years, going through 3 majors, I earned my Bachelor's degree.
This is one of the shortcuts that I used to earn college credits:
CLEP exams. Instead of taking the class in a college, you take an exam and test out of the course. This is not something that you wake up and say oh let me take this test today - It is something that you prepare for!
First, make sure your school accepts the exams and what grade is required for them to accept the course. Click here to find out.
Second, decide on which courses you want to take. I took all of the business basic courses, including economics, history, and biology.
Here is a list of the courses:
Barron's EZ 101 and
Cliff Study Guides. After all, I had already taken the courses, I just needed a refresher.
The test are given monthly. When I was taking them they were available every month except December. I would go to school during the fall and spring semesters, CLEP in January just before returning to school and during the summer months.
The key is to understand the test. Each of the type of questions that appear in my test taking tips blog appear on the CLEP exam. The key to remember on CLEP exam is DO NOT GUESS! If you answer the question incorrectly, it is counted against you! Therefore, if you do not know the answer do not answer it. It will cost you 1/3 of a point. That is the difference between passing and failing.
Good luck!
This is one of the shortcuts that I used to earn college credits:
CLEP exams. Instead of taking the class in a college, you take an exam and test out of the course. This is not something that you wake up and say oh let me take this test today - It is something that you prepare for!
First, make sure your school accepts the exams and what grade is required for them to accept the course. Click here to find out.
Second, decide on which courses you want to take. I took all of the business basic courses, including economics, history, and biology.
Here is a list of the courses:
Barron's EZ 101 and
Cliff Study Guides. After all, I had already taken the courses, I just needed a refresher.
The test are given monthly. When I was taking them they were available every month except December. I would go to school during the fall and spring semesters, CLEP in January just before returning to school and during the summer months.
The key is to understand the test. Each of the type of questions that appear in my test taking tips blog appear on the CLEP exam. The key to remember on CLEP exam is DO NOT GUESS! If you answer the question incorrectly, it is counted against you! Therefore, if you do not know the answer do not answer it. It will cost you 1/3 of a point. That is the difference between passing and failing.
Good luck!
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